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Boundary House Restaurant at Calabash

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The Boundary House Restaurant at Calabash, North Carolina is a good place to eat.

Boundary House Restaurant at Calabash

I think a lot of people who go to Myrtle Beach, but they don’t know about the great seafood at Calabash.  Where as they go to Murrell’s Inlet, Just a short drive north and across the state line is Calabash, North Carolina and it is the home of great seafood.  The seafood at Calabash is different from what you would find at Murrell’s Inlet (Drunken Jacks) or in Florida (Salty Dog) or New England (Union Oyster House). The people at Calabash started selling their style of food in the 1940’s and it has never stopped. Calabash is the “Seafood Capital of the World”.

As the Capital, Calabash has more than it’s share of great restaurants.  We decide to try the Boundary House Restaurant at Calabash.  The Boundary House is a large restaurant with plenty of seating.

Inside the Boundary House

The style of cooking and the flavors are different at Calabash but on a cold day nothing is better than chowder.

Chowder

After the chowder which was great, we got our salads.

Salad

The photo I took does not do the salad justice, but the croissant was as good as it looks. Getting back to the meal. I decided to have the Crab Cake Sandwich. 

The Boundary House Restaurant at Calabash seasons the crab with the traditional Calabash style.  I love crab cakes, but had never had one as a sandwich, but now I know what I was missing out on. My wife ordered the Large Shrimp. It came with Salad and a side.

Large Shrimp

The food at Boundary House Restaurant at Calabash was really good. It was worth the drive to get this meal. Finally next time you are in the area look up  Boundary House Restaurant.

The food is good however the views around Calabash are worth seeing also. Come early or stay late but give yourself time to look around the town and harbor.

A visit to Mayberry

A Visit To Mayberry

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I got to pay a visit to Mayberry, a place I have wanted to see for sometime. Mount Airy North Carolina or Mayberry as I and thousands of other people think of it is a great place to visit. Mount Airy is a short distance off of US 74 and was well worth my time. Like me lots of you grew up watching the Andy Griffith show. Mount Airy was Andy’s hometown and was what Mayberry was modeled after.

a visit to Mayberry
Looking down main street

As I looked down Main Street I saw several names on the building which brought back memories of the show.

a visit to Mayberry
Snappy Lunch

I remembered Andy mentioned Snappy Lunch in one of the early episodes.

a visit to Mayberry
Floyd’s Barber Shop

All of us remember Floyd’s Barber Shop.  I don’t know the facts but I would guess that for film time Floyd’s would be third to Andy’s home and the court house.

a visit to Mayberry
Andy’s Car

As I walked down the street I was happy to see Andy’s police car siting there.

a visit to Mayberry
The car

I had to get a closer look at the car.  The car I found is one of two in Mount Airy which give tours of the town.

Walkers Dinner

We decided to get something to eat. Snappy’s was closed so we went to Walker’s Dinner.  I did not get to try Snappy Lunch so I can’t say how it would have been but I don’t think you could be disappointed in Walker’s.

At Walker’s

We had hamburgers and fries which were great. The collection of photos from the show and the actors were all around the dinner and was fun to look at. I would say the best thing at Walker’s was the people.  Both the employees and the customers were friendly. We talked to both groups as they included us in their conversations. It was a true Mayberry moment. I bought a tee shirt which summed up our visit to Mayberry. It says “Mayberry America’s Hometown”.